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Quiz Time

I had an excellent talent for participating in and winning the quizzes. I was good at historical dates, geography, science, math and current affairs. I had all the trivia on my tips, and the answers came out to me as bullets when the question came out of the quiz master…

Quiz

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Jun 24

Assignment to remember

Poetry is not my cup of tea. I realised this fact early in my life. When I was growing up, I loved regional poetry. Learning to read and write in Telugu at home and school, I read prevalent Telugu poetry. My first exposure was to the poetry of Yogi Vemana…

Poetry

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Jun 17

86 Express

Guntakal has been a six-point junction and divisional headquarters since 1953 and is one of the most profitable divisions in Indian Railways. It has lines to Mumbai, Vasco da Gama, Hyderabad, Howrah, Bangalore, and Chennai. Trains from east to west and north to south cross here. The station is bustling…

Trains

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86 Express
86 Express

Jun 10

DGK@80

Everyone knows him as DGK. I am sure many would not know his complete name. You find him sitting in a chair on the patio of his house in deep thought. While thinking, he strokes his right hand over hair strands on the head as if smoothing them from habit and…

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DGK@80
DGK@80

Jun 3

The Winning Horse

I went to Raj’s house for a sleepover as his parents were away. I was in a deep sleep and woke up suddenly when I heard the doorbell. My watch showed me the time as 5 am. I got up and went to the main door to check on the…

Horse Race Betting

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May 27

Rework

Any rework is messy. But rework is an art. Consider the example of automobiles. I have seen many cars ready for scarp after the accidents. But these entirely mutilated cars look bright and beautiful after rework because of some skilful workers in the body shops. They know what to do…

Rework

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May 20

The Giant of a Wave

On our second day at Maui, we decided to visit Makena beach. After a sumptuous breakfast, we loaded our swim gear and beach chairs in the car’s boot and set out to Makena beach. The drive to Kihei was picturesque — manicured gardens, lovely flower beds and well laid out…

Makena

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The Giant of a Wave
The Giant of a Wave

May 13

The Road to Hana

Life is a journey, not a destination — The Road to Hana proves this adage. The Road to Hana is one of the most exciting road travel I have undertaken in the last few years. I include this journey in the five beautiful experiences in my life: vulcanoes National park…

Travel

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The Road to Hana
The Road to Hana

May 6

A Movie to Remember

I am a big movie buff and have loved watching movies since childhood. The film screening was in analogue mode, and the film’s length was in ‘reels’. The size of a movie would vary between fifteen to sixteen ‘reels’, and a movie with twenty reels was scarce. A ten-inch ‘reel’…

Movies

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Apr 29

A Toilet Story

We had a considerable challenge in selecting a toilet for a manufacturing organisation employing two hundred persons. We had to choose between three seats: an Indian squat seat, a western seat and a hybrid seat. In the first case, we squat. Squatting is considered healthier for bowel movements, and many Indians…

Toilets

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A Toilet Story
A Toilet Story
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